General Mills, CandyChanged 2025
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Red 40, Blue 1 to Spirulina, vegetable juice +1
Lucky Charms Chocolate no longer lists Red 40, Yellow 5 and Blue 1. Verified Aug 26, 2026. Source: luckycharms.com.
Changed
Verified Aug 26, 2026Announced Apr 23, 2025
General Mills · Lucky Charms
Lucky Charms Chocolate
The formula changed.
General Mills completed certified-color removal across U.S. cereals in August 2026. Chocolate Lucky Charms marshmallows previously used Red 40, Yellow 5, and Blue 1; the current Lucky Charms brand page lists vegetable and fruit juice, carmine, spirulina, annatto, turmeric, and paprika with no FD&C dyes.
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- Aug 26, 2026
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Announced
General Mills announced a change. Source: Manufacturer announcement.
Verified on a label
Current manufacturer ingredient list: no tracked additives listed.
Sources
- Aug 26, 2026 · Verified ✓
Current manufacturer ingredient list
Lucky Charms Chocolatey Chocolate brand ingredient listColor from caramel color, vegetable and fruit juice, carmine, spirulina, annatto, turmeric, and paprika. No Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, or Blue 1.
luckycharms.com
- Aug 26, 2026
Manufacturer announcement
General Mills completes removal of certified colors from U.S. cereal portfolioAll General Mills cereals in the U.S. are now made without certified colors.
generalmills.com
User report
FDA synthetic dye phase-out tracker (company commitment) (no link on file)
User report
General Mills U.S. cereal color update (no link on file)
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